Your Kind
Chapter 20: Home
I was headed to the infirmary to see Kira, he was my top priority. However to my dismay when I approached the door to the room in which I knew my best friend reside, I was suddenly pulled back as I felt a hand around my left arm. "Zala!" was spat at me from behind as I was drug around a corner and down that hallway. I turned as my "captor" released my arm and looked to my side to see none other than the sliver haired boy, known as Yzak. "What is it? It had better bee important I was on my way to go see Kira. The Commander is up to something, and I figured I had better go find out." His gaze intensified. "That's exactly it. You're going to get in that room in the first place, and besides your buddy isn't even in that room." I raised an eyebrow at this new information, and my features looked pleading for more. "What are you talking about? Kira can barely walk…how could he leave? …." Then another though followed those, I was starting to wonder how I could be so slow. Was it just a few moments ago that I said 'the commander was up to something.' "Where is he? Do you know!" My voice suddenly shifted to a low growl, as my features changed to match.
"Calm down Zala, you have to keep your cool so you don't attract attention...God knows you can. Nicol saw the Commander take him into one of the back rooms, after Dearka found me and told me he saw one of the doctors carry him out of the infirmary." "You're kidding me… what are they doing? I swear if he hurt Kira, I'll kill him." "Well standing around here making threats isn't going to get us to him, now come on." He grabbed me by the wrist and pulled me behind him, until I got to his pace. "Yzak! You find him… Oh Athrun this way!" Dearka called to us leading to where Kira was held. At the moment I didn't care if Le Creze was still with him, I didn't care as along as he was alright.
We rounded a corner quickly, and then Yzak suddenly pulled away from the group. "I'm going to go find the Commander, don't draw attention to yourselves!" With that the azure-eyes boy left. As we approached the door, Dearka tapped in a code, and then turned towards me. "You get him, and bring him to the launch deck; His Gundam was restored a few days ago. We're getting him out of here." I nodded, and he ran in the direction in which I was ordered to carry Kira. The door slide open and Nicol was inside, down on one knee. I could barely see pass the green haired figure, however moans filled the air, echoing off the walls. "Urgh…" Golden-brown eyes met my own, as Nicol turned to face me. "Athrun! Oh thank god. Come here quick! He needs you."
With his body shifted I could see the blood covering the floor. My eyes traced the path only to find it was – undoubtedly- flowing out of my best friend. "KIRA!" I shouted, the nightmare of pulling from his cockpit alive before me once more. "Oh god! What has he done to you. His fragile body was lying on the ground, both arms lying in pools of his own blood. I scanned his form seeing that his leg arm's wound had been broken back open while a new wound now in his right shoulder. I took off my jacket, and wrapped it around him, bring him into my arms. "Kira.." I tried again but he only moaned in pain. I brought him up in my arms, and his blood now drenched my arms. I didn't care. It wasn't important. "You're gunna be ok Kira. You're going 'home'." He may have been to injured to speak, to weak to speak but that word –'home'- still caused his lips to curve into a smile. He curled closer to me, as I walked with him out of the room. "Athrun!" I looked up to the door to see Nicol was already there. "I'll meet you in the Launch deck. I'll go get his things…well what's left of him." I gave him to a nod of confirmation and gratitude. Then proceed out of the room after Nicol took off. 'Now I have to be careful not to get caught, or it'll be the end of us both. Hold on Kira, Hold On.'
To Be Continued…